US EditionGOP Rep. McCaul says a US invasion of Greenland would mean 'war with NATO itself'
Rep. Michael McCaul says U.S. threats to acquire Greenland risk dissolving NATO amid concerns over national security and international law violations.
- Jan 15 Reuters reported that President Donald Trump revived a push to acquire Greenland, a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, after returning to the White House amid unresolved high-level meetings in Washington, D.C.
- Officials cited resource and supply-chain concerns, with Ambassador Matthew Whitaker arguing Greenland aids missile interception and sea-passage monitoring, while President Trump called ownership psychologically needed.
- Following the rebuke, the U.S. cancelled a state visit after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Jens-Frederik Nielsen insisted the island was not for sale.
- NATO officials said the dispute raised anxiety about military capacity, while Denmark warned any U.S. action against Greenland could end NATO and trigger Article 5 concerns.
- China and Russia have increased their Arctic presence through investment and naval activity, while Greenland's critical minerals face extraction limits from ice cover and past drilling, and European leaders rallied to support Denmark.
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What seemed like a bizarre idea for a long time is increasingly developing into a geopolitical conflict with economic undertones: Donald Trump's fixation on Greenland seems to have a concrete origin – and this leads directly to a billion-dollar friend of the US president, whose interests today are strikingly well suited to the policy of the White House. As the "Guardian" reported, the original idea of acquiring Greenland does not go back to Trum…
Tuesday was the day of Europe on the WEF. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the way to an independent continent – and French President Emmanuel Macron warned of an age of violence without rules.
Greenland Sovereignty 'Non-Negotiable', Says EU Chief at Davos
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that the sovereignty of Greenland is "non-negotiable" during her address on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The post EU Chief Declares Greenland Sovereignty ‘Non-Negotiable’ in World Economic Forum Address appeared first on Breitbart.
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